ESA brings to each project a broad point of view that comes from over four decades of working with private developers, municipal utilities, the public, and federal, state, and local agencies coupled with the project-specific expertise and practical knowledge it takes to perform at the local level.

At ESA, we employ over 500 bright, creative, and dedicated professionals throughout our California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington offices. Ours is a top notch team widely recognized for technical excellence and solutions-based consulting.

ESA was founded in California in 1969, shortly before enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)—landmark laws that have greatly influenced environmental planning and analysis.

Everett Riverfront Development

As part of a public/private partnership to redevelop a blighted brownfields site with three mill properties and a decommissioned municipal landfill along the Snohomish River, the City of Everett selected ESA as a member of a larger project team to design, permit, and meet local and state environmental reviews necessary to transform the site into a riverfront trail system and waterfront park.

ESA is leading the environmental feasibility, design, permitting, and SEPA documentation to support the City’s construction of the trail system, new waterfront park, and more than 30-acres of floodplain, stream, and wetland enhancements. ESA completed delineations and functional assessments for on-site wetlands, prepared conceptual plans for proposed restoration work along the shoreline of the Snohomish River, assisting the City in preparing grants to fund portions of the redevelopment project.

ESA helped the City of Everett realize an ambitious project that will ultimately redevelop 220-acres of brownfields, restore shoreline and stabilize banks along approximately 3,800-feet of riverfront, restore more than 50-acres of remnant floodplain wetlands through a combination of levee/dike removal or setbacks, habitat enhancements, and re-vegetation.